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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1976
Page
1
Washington reportsMay unemployment fell to 7.3 percent as the jobless total dropped 180000 to 69 million while employment rose 300000 to a record 877 million. Wholesale prices edged up three percent, signaling slower inflation at the wholesale level.
Virginia’s unemployment rate edged down to 5.0 percent in May, the lowest in 18 months, with 112,900 Virginians jobless. The nationwide rate fell to 7.3 percent as job gains reached a record 8.7 million.
President Ford said he warned Congress five years earlier about possible misuse of taxpayer funds after Wayne Hays put his mistress on the House payroll. Speaker Albert ordered a task force to probe funds use as Justice Department sues Rep. William Clay over travel costs and Hays quits several posts amid the scandal.
The Bluefield Planning Commission denied a request to rezone Grassy Branch by-pass area from residential to commercial to allow a neighborhood shopping facility. The commission will forward its recommendation to the Bluefield Board of Directors, which usually follows such advice.
Col. Jack Brennan said Nixon love letters are forgeries and part of a sordid hoax. A Birmingham source claimed copies exist, alleging letters show a pushy woman seeking marriage. the source declined to release copies.
Ford voices concern over taxpayer funds being used for staff salaries and warns that ceding House authority to Hays' committee could undermine legislative control. He emphasizes personal distress and a need for accountability within the House.
Rockefeller IV's post election finance report shows total expenses surpassing 1.7 million with similar contributions. Major costs include 407,151 to Canfield Miller and Associates for media and advertising, plus 114,066 for professional fees.
Bluefield Virginia reports two dozen small flags and a large flag stolen from Maple Hill Cemetery during Memorial Day weekend were returned. Town Manager Max E. Bowen says the flags were found wrapped in the larger flag in weeds by town workers. Police continue the investigation into the vandalism as 277 small flags had been taken from veteran graves.
The shooting of 25 year old Morris Kenneth Bailey of Anawalt occurred near a Jenkin Jones secondary road around 3 30 p m Friday. State police continued the investigation at midnight with no arrests reported. The body was taken to Welch hospital for autopsy and arrangements were pending at Shumate Newman Funeral Home in Pocahontas Virginia.
Americans seek cheaper getaways via house exchange services like the Vacation Exchange Club. Listings cost about 12 dollars yearly, and the 1976 directory lists nearly 3 000 homes in 50 states, Canada, and 38 other countries. Exchanges rely on trust with no money changing hands.
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